NUCLEAR ISSUES
February, 2003
Letter Report from the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Annual Report
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
December 23, 2002
"Iran's Nuclear Activities: What Might the IAEA Learn?"
Paper
By Chen Zak Kane, Former Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, 2008–2010; Former Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program, 2005–2007, 2002–2004
"Satellite photos published last week showed two sites in Iran that might house a civilian energy program and/or a nuclear weapons program. To determine exactly what purpose these sites serve would require an on-site inspection. Yet, inspections performed by international regulatory agencies are bound by certain limitations. What are the chances that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the organization responsible for verifying compliance to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), will detect clandestine nuclear activities in these two sites or elsewhere in Iran?"
December 13, 2002
Panel Headed by BCSIA's John Holdren Issues New Report Assessing Safety of US Nuclear Stockpile
Press Release
October 22, 2002
"Energy, Environment, the Human Condition, and the Future of Nuclear Energy"
Presentation
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Opening lecture for the Symposium on Energy and the Environment: The Role of Nuclear Power, College of Engineering, University of Michigan.
September 24, 2002
Preventing Nuclear Terrorism
Testimony
By Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom
Testimony given by Matthew Bunn for the Subcommitte on National Security, Committee of Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives. Hearing on Preventing Nuclear Terrorism, September 24, 2002.
2002
Iran’s Nuclear Policy and the IAEA – An Evaluation of Program 93+2
Book
By Chen Zak Kane, Former Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, 2008–2010; Former Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program, 2005–2007, 2002–2004
In this book, Ms. Zak asserts that the Islamic Republic of Iran provides a good test case for evaluating the implementation of Program 93+2. She examines whether this new verification system would permit the identification of Iranian nuclear weapons development and whether a regional agreement might ultimately prove to be a more effective option for the Middle East.
September 12, 2002
Beyond the Moscow Treaty
Testimony
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Testimony of John P. Holdren for the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate. Hearing on Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions, September 12, 2002.
September 3, 2002
"Keeping Nukes Out of Terrorist Hands"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2002-2007 and Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom
"...There is no one person anywhere in the government with the full-time job of leading and coordinating efforts to keep nuclear weapons — or other weapons of mass destruction — out of terrorist hands. With no single leader, there is also no integrated plan or overarching strategy that would allow these programs to work together efficiently, close the gaps in our nation's response, and eliminate overlap and duplication. We have a great fleet, but no admiral steering its course...."
National Academy of Sciences
2002
Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism
Report
The openness and efficiency of our key infrastructures transportation, information and telecommunications systems, health systems, the electric power grid, emergency response units, food and water supplies, and others make them susceptible to terrorist attacks. Making the Nation Safer discusses technical approaches to mitigating these vulnerabilities.
August 1, 2002
John Holdren: Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Tr
Press Release
